Veterans Affairs employees, nurses, and dozens of others gathered in Decatur on Tuesday afternoon to remember the life of a social worker killed in a shooting at the Georgia VA clinic where he worked.
The vigil, held at Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, was organized by National Nurses United and the National Nurses Organizing Committee.
Authorities say 34-year-old Nicholas “Nic” Crews was working at the Jasper VA clinic on Tuesday when 51-year-old Lawrence Charles Michels visited for a walk-in mental health consultation. At some point, investigators say Michels pulled out a gun and shot the social work case manager at least once…